introduction

aakaashá sums up the creative output of florian t~.

In vedic cosmology aakaasha is the fifth element, which is the basis for all other elements - bhumi (earth), jal (water), agni (fire), and vaayu (wind). All other elements originated from aakaasha, it is the framework - the ether - of the whole universe.

Aakaasha is the unending (anantha) area away from earth within which not just the solar system but the entire universe exists. Aakaasha is operated by light, heat, gravitational force, magnetic fields and other forces. It's chief characteristic is Shabda (sound).